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International Waste Pickers Day: Waste pickers’ role in circular economy outlined

Having recognised the roles played by waste pickers in the society and in its drive towards proper plastic waste management, the Sustainable Research and...

Michael Simire - March 3, 2024

Waste Management

Lagos, Ghanaian firm collaborate on solid, liquid waste treatment

The Lagos State Government and a waste management company from Ghana, Jospong Group, on Monday, February 26, 2024, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...

Michael Simire - February 27, 2024

Waste Management

Plastic pollution: Bottling firm opens recycling bank in Lagos

The Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Ltd. has inaugurated a recycling bank in Lagos in furtherance of its commitment to collecting and recycling a bottle...

Michael Simire - February 20, 2024

Waste Management

Lagos commences enforcement of ban on styrofoam on Monday

The Lagos State Government has said that it will start full enforcement of the ban on usage and distribution of styrofoam food containers on...

Michael Simire - February 18, 2024

Waste Management

EnviroNews Advocacy frowns at dumping of refuse in Ogunpa River channels

The EnviroNews Advocacy & Campaigns for Sustainability, a non-governmental organisation (NGO), has urged residents of Ibadan in Oyo State to prevent the outbreak of...

Michael Simire - February 16, 2024

Waste Management

Waste evacuation tariff: Lawyer charges Oshodi residents on court order

A legal practitioner, Mr David Fatile, has called on some residents of communities in Oshodi area of Lagos State to obey court order on...

Michael Simire - February 11, 2024

Waste Management

Sachet and PET bottles ban: Implications for environment, unemployment

Iya Semiu, as she is popularly called, sits in her makeshift shop at Jabi garage, a bustling motor park in Abuja metropolis, displaying her...

Michael Simire - February 9, 2024

Waste Management

Ban on single-use plastics: Good for environment, bad for business?

On Jan. 21, 2024, the Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, announced the ban on the usage and...